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Tag: Transportation
Govt increases bus fares by 60 pc
The government has increased fares of inter-district and long routes (Dhaka, Chittagong cities and adjoining areas) bus and minibuses by 60 percent, in order to compensate bus owners carrying 50 percent less passengers to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
Jatri Kalyan Samity demands withdrawal of bus fare hike
Rejecting the 60 percent bus fares hike, Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare organization, demanded the government to maintain the previous rate bus fares.
BRTA recommends 80% bus fare hike for social distancing
Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) on Saturday recommended raising bus fare by 80 percent as bus owners have been directed to carry 50 percent passengers to prevent the transmission of coronavirus.
Launch, steamer services to resume Sunday on 34 river routes
Launch and steamer services on 34 river routes across the country will resume on Sunday after about two months.
Jatri Kalyan Samity against transport fare hike
Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare organisation insisted on not hiking the fares of public transports and urged government to reduce oil price and prevent extortion in transport section amid coronavirus pandemic. The organisation’s Secretary General Mozammel Haque came up…
Eid passengers returning to Capital Dhaka en masse
Although public transport remains suspended, thousands of people have started coming back to their workplaces in Dhaka after celebrating Eid-ul-Fitr at home, availing all kinds of transport from ferries through river routes to three-wheelers, pickup vans, private cars on roads.
25% bus seats must be kept empty, no standing passengers
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Friday said buses will have to keep 25-30 percent seats vacant and cannot carry standing passengers while plying roads from Sunday.
Biman carries BD Peacekeepers to Central African Republic
For the first time in the United Nations Peacekeeping history, the UN chartered a Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, the flagship carrier of the country for carrying Bangladeshi UN Peacekeepers to the United Nations Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in the Central…
Bangladesh domestic flights to resume on June 1: CAAB
Limited domestic flights will resume on Dhaka, Chattogram, Sylhet and Syedpur routes from June 1, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) announced Thursday. “But the embargo on international flights will be in place until June 15,” CAAB Chairman Air…
Public transports, offices in Bangladesh to reopen on May 31
The government has issued a gazette notification allowing limited operation of public transport and offices from May 31 to June 15 amid the coronavirus outbreak.
Homegoing Bid: Thousands gather at Mawa ghat to cross Padma
Several thousand people gathered at Mawa ferry terminal on Tuesday morning in their desperate bid to cross the Padma River although ferry services remained suspended.
Ferry Services from Aricha to Daulatdia, Kathalbari held up
In an effort to prevent transmission of Coronavirus and to tackle the movement of people ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr, the authorities concerned have suspended ferry services on Paturia-Daulatdia and Shimulia-Kathalbari routes from Monday. In Manikganj, to tackle transmission of coronavirus, the…
Public transport shutdown for corona extended till May 30
The public transport services will remain suspended across the country until May 30 in a bid to contain the spread of coronavirus, said the Roads and Highways Division (RHD) said on Thursday, in line with the government’s general declaration to…
Disinfect all transports on highways: Jatri Kalyan Samity
The Jatri Kalyan Samity, a passengers’ welfare organisation, requested the government to take immediate measures to disinfect all vehicles running on roads and highways to curb the transmission of coronavirus.
Flight operation to remain suspended till May 16
The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab) on Tuesday extended the suspension of all international and domestic flights till May 16, aiming to prevent the spread of coronavirus. The restriction on operation of international passenger flights has been extended till…
PM asks Railway to transport goods across country
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday asked Bangladesh Railway to transport goods across the country strengthening its luggage-van services during this ongoing crisis caused by novel coronavirus outbreak.
Bangladesh airlines asked to be ready for domestic flights
Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) on Saturday directed all the airlines to take preparations for resuming domestic flights from May 8.
BD Railway to operate special parcel trains from Friday
Bangladesh Railway will operate special parcel trains on three routes from Friday, aiming to ensure smooth supply of agricultural goods, vegetables, food, and perishable goods during the crisis created over coronavirus pandemic.
Deal signed to upgrade Bangladesh’s Sylhet airport
Sylhet, April 20 – Bangladesh Civil Aviation Authority (CAAB) on Sunday signed a deal with a Chinese company for the extension of the Osmani International Airport in Sylhet at a cost of Taka 2116 crore to increase its passenger handling…
8 flights to bring back stranded Bangladeshis from India
The government has arranged eight chartered flights to bring back more than 1000 Bangladeshi nationals who are stranded in India due to flight suspension amid outbreak of COVID-19 pandemic.
Volvo self-charging bus can now drive longer on electricity
Gothenburg April 14, 2020 – The new Volvo self-charging buses with hybrid power, the “S-Charge” model range have been upgraded with new capabilities and can now drive silently and emission-free on electricity at higher speeds and cover longer distances than…
Hit hard by shutdown, auto-rickshaw drivers seek govt help
Drivers of CNG-run auto-rickshaws are passing their days amid great miseries as they have been left without work amid the nationwide shutdown aimed at curbing the coronavirus.
UK to charter flights to repatriate citizens from Bangladesh
Dhaka, April 08 – In light of the quite dramatic increase in the number of reported cases of COVID-19 in Bangladesh, the British government has moved swiftly to move its citizens out of the country.
Bangladesh Railway losing Tk 4-5 crore every day
Dhaka, April 05 – Bangladesh Railway is losing Tk 4-5 crore in revenue every day following the suspension of all train services across the country amid the coronavirus outbreak. On March 24, the government suspended all the passenger train services…
Bangladesh extends flight suspension till April 14
News Desk Bangladesh today extended ongoing ban on flight operation till April 14 to and from all European countries and the nations that restricted the entry of Bangladeshis to their territories earlier as well as on all domestic routes over…
Bangladesh public transports to remain suspended until Apr 11
Dhaka, April 05 – The operation of public transports will remain suspended until April 11 aiming to prevent the spread of coronavirus, said the Roads and Highways division on Saturday.
Coronavirus: Biman suspends flights to London, Manchester
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has suspended all of its flights to London and Manchester, England for one week after March 29 to prevent the spread of coronavirus in the country. Two flights will leave for these two destinations on Sunday and…
Bangladesh stops flights to all countries except China, UK
Bangladesh has suspended flights to all countries except the UK and China until April 15 following the global outbreak of coronavirus.
Lockdown in West Bengal: Over 100 Indians stuck at Benapole
Over 100 Indian nationals got stuck at the Benapole checkpost here on Tuesday as Petrapole immigration authorities in India did not allow them to enter their country following a lockdown in West Bengal.